Ohio State defensive lineman Alex Williams announced he will transfer to Vanderbilt.
“The Ohio State University has given me tools as a young man to grow, and I thank everyone who’s been (a part) of said journey,” he posted Wednesday on Instagram. “I’ve been here my entire life and grew up being in this position, but life has audibles. …
“College Football isn’t what you see on the television on Saturdays, it is deeper and you will only understand unless you’ve been apart of a group of soldiers like the ones I was with in my past two years of college ball.”
Williams redshirted the 2018 season and appeared in five games in 2019, registering eight tackles.
The 6-foot-6, 270-pound Williams was a three-star member of the Buckeyes’ 2018 recruiting class out of Pickerington, Ohio.
Williams also said he plans to wear uniform No. 8 at Vanderbilt to honor the late Kobe Bryant.
Williams will likely have to sit out the 2020 season under NCAA transfer rules.